by adrianjsmith | Apr 15, 2013 | Books, For by Grace, Uncategorized, Writing Goodies!
I have not worked on FOR BY GRACE since last Monday. Oh. My. God! It’s insane! I had one whirlwind of a week between class assignments and extra events. My friend had an art show in Friday night, then two of my friends got married on Saturday (to each other, not...
by adrianjsmith | Apr 11, 2013 | Uncategorized, Writing Goodies!
As most of you, or at least some of you, might know, I dapple in the world of ministry. I recently (meaning only a short few hours ago) had to give a sermon on a text from the gospel of John (4:5-42, if you were curious). Now, I obviously love and enjoy writing and...
by adrianjsmith | Apr 10, 2013 | Grammar Rules of the Week, Uncategorized, Writing Goodies!
Use an Em dash An Em dash will strongly connect the two independent clauses. Em dashes to resolve comma splices are most commonly found in dialogue, where semi-colons and colons are avoided. This is for flow of voice of the character and for flow of reading. 3. “I...
by adrianjsmith | Apr 8, 2013 | Uncategorized, Writing Goodies!
I spent the morning buried in my edits, trying to block out that real life was about to come crashing down on me. I had a job interview. Slaving away in a world of characters where there are no job interviews, I gladly ignored my impending interview. That was until I...
by adrianjsmith | Apr 6, 2013 | For by Grace, Uncategorized, Writing Goodies!
I have a ton of stuff to do today. None of it is actually “due” but I need to get it done. So, why am I blogging? As a procrastination method. One of my really good friends told me the other day… “Adrian, even your procrastination is...
